Neil Douglas Findlay
| Neil Douglas Findlay | |
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| Born |
7 May 1859 Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 10 September 1914 (aged 55) near Priez, France |
| Buried at | Vailly British Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1878–1914 † |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held | Commander, Royal Artillery, 1st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
Hazara Expedition of 1888 Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier General Neil Douglas Findlay CB (7 May 1859 – 10 September 1914) was a British Army general. A Royal Artillery officer, Findlay served in action on the Hazara Expedition of 1888 and in the Second Boer War. He was commended by General Redvers Buller for his actions during the latter and subsequently became a staff officer. After the outbreak of the First World War Findlay was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Commander, Royal Artillery of the 1st Infantry Division. Whilst serving in this capacity during the First Battle of the Aisne Findlay was hit by shrapnel from a German shell and killed.
Findlay was born on 7 May 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of Thomas Dunlop Findlay of Easter Hill. He entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich as a gentleman cadet in January 1878 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 18 December 1878. Findlay was promoted to captain on 23 July 1887 and served in the Hazara Expedition of 1888 in British India where he was mentioned in despatches. He had spent some time at the Staff College, Camberley prior to the Hazara Expedition.
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